Question

Which of the following techniques is a specific type of figurative language?

Answer 1

The correct answer is option A.

The three options provided are examples of figurative language.

CONCEIT is an ingenious metaphor in which two unlike things are compared. E.g.  "marriage is like getting a root canal".

PERSONIFICATION is a figure of speech in which things are conveyed human characteristics as in "clouds were dancing in the sky".

METONYMY is a figure a speech in which something stands for another thing closely associated. For example, we can mention a container instead of the content if we say "I never drink more than two bottles a day".  

Answer 2

The correct answer is A.